Extreme fire weather expected through Monday
(Photo courtesy Fairfield Fire Department via Facebook)
Fire weather conditions are expected to continue through Monday, according to a forecast published by the National Weather Service.
Meteorologists with the weather agency say a combination of gusty wind, low humidity and dry conditions will continue the fire weather emergency that started over the weekend.
Most of Northern California remains under a Red Flag Warning that lasts until Tuesday evening. All of Solano County is covered by the warning. Forecasters say any fires that start during the period will ignite quickly and spread rapidly.
Despite wind that, at times, reached over 40 miles per hour, Solano County escaped Sunday night and early Monday morning without a new wildfire outbreak. But some local fires did ignite that were sparked by downed power lines, including a two-alarm blaze at a trailer park in Fairfield that damaged three structures.
On Sunday, the Pacific Gas & Electric Company shut off power to more than 1,600 customers in rural Fairfield, Vacaville and Winters, including homes and businesses located within the burn scar of the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire. An additional 2,300 customers had their power disrupted in Fairfield due to PG&E equipment problems, according to information reviewed by Solano News Update.
PG&E worked to address the unplanned power outage in Fairfield, and as of Monday morning, crews had restored power to all but 500 customers, according to an outage map published on PG&E’s website. Areas affected by the planned safety power shutoff remained without power as of 6:30 a.m.
Forecasters say strong wind will remain in Solano County until Tuesday, with localized gusts up to 40 miles per hour and stronger along ridges. The wind is expected to ease up by the middle of the week.
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